eyot

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EnglishEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• ait

EtymologyEdit

From Middle English eyt, eit, from Old English īġeoþ, īgoþ, iggaþ, iggoþ (“ait, eyot, islet, small island”), diminutive of īġ, ēġ, īeġ (“island”) which constitutes the first element of island. See also ait.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /eɪt/, /ˈeɪət/, /aɪt/
• Rhymes: -eɪt, -aɪt
• Homophones: ait, ate, eight

NounEdit

eyot (plural eyots)

1. (chiefly Britain) A little island, especially in a river or lake.

SynonymsEdit

• islet
• holm

TranslationsEdit

islet — see islet

AnagramsEdit

• Toye, toey, yote